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Title : The relation between visual motor integration and cognitive development in full term versus preterm infants
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Background: Preterm children present more often than children born at term with neurological problems that include severe neurological handicaps, such as cerebral palsy or severe mental retardation, or more subtle cognitive impairments. Purpose of the study: To investigate the relation between visual motor integration and cognitive development in full term versus preterm infants. Subjects: One hundred and twenty infants (full term and preterm infants) from both sexes, their ages ranged from 6 to 24 months. They were selected from Saray El-kobba Medical Center and Sawa Academy Nursery in Cairo (Ain shams area). Methods: Infants were assigned into 2 groups of equal number, group A: Included sixty full term infants and group B: Included sixty preterm infants (low risk preterm). Within the 2 groups infants were subdivided into 3 subgroups according to their chronological age for full term and corrected age for preterm. The visual motor integration and cognitive development were assessed for all infants in both groups using The Peabody Developmental Motor Scales{u2013}Second Edition (PDMS-2) and the Portage Guide to early childhood education;(Arabic version) respectively. Results: The results revealed that there was a strong positive correlation between PDMS-2 and Portage scale in full term sub groups (6-12months), (12-18 months) and (18-24 months) scores [( r= 0.48, p=0.03), (r=0.84, p=0.0001) and (r=0.75, p=0.0001) respectively]. There was strong positive correlation between PDMS-2 and Portage scale in preterm subgroups (6-12 months), (12-18 months) and (18-24 months) scores [(r=0.84, p=0.0001) {u2013} (r=0.63, p=0,003) {u2013}(r=0.88, p=0.0001) respectively]